Uyar, Uyarsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai

For other places with the same name, see Uyar (inhabited locality).
Uyar (English)
Уяр (Russian)
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Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Uyar

Location of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia
Uyar
Location of Uyar in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 55°49′36″N 94°18′55″E / 55.82667°N 94.31528°E / 55.82667; 94.31528Coordinates: 55°49′36″N 94°18′55″E / 55.82667°N 94.31528°E / 55.82667; 94.31528
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Administrative status (as of December 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Krasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Administrative district Uyarsky District[1]
District town Uyar[1]
Administrative center of Uyarsky District,[1] district town of Uyar[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2008)
Municipal district Uyarsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Uyar Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Uyarsky Municipal District,[2] Uyar Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 12,665 inhabitants[3]
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)[4]
Known since 1760
Town status since 1944
Previous names Klyukvennaya

Uyar (Russian: Уяр) is a town and the administrative center of Uyarsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Uyarka River (Yenisei's basin) 132 kilometers (82 mi) east of Krasnoyarsk. Population: 12,665 (2010 Census);[3] 13,807 (2002 Census);[5] 17,040 (1989 Census).[6]

History

It has been known to exist since 1760. In the 19th century, the Trans-Siberian Railway was laid right through the settlement and a small railway station, known as Klyukvennaya (Клюквенная), was also built there. It was there that during the Russian Civil War the Polish 5th Rifle Division capitulated to the Bolsheviks in the course of the White Retreat from Siberia. Town status was granted in 1944.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uyar serves as the administrative center of Uyarsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Uyarsky District as the district town of Uyar.[1] As a municipal division, the district town of Uyar is incorporated within Uyarsky Municipal District as Uyar Urban Settlement.[2]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Law #10-4765
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #13-3040
  3. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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